diff --git a/tests/snippets/floats.py b/tests/snippets/floats.py
index 73bc2bbc4..a247f9004 100644
--- a/tests/snippets/floats.py
+++ b/tests/snippets/floats.py
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ assert 1.2.__float__() == 1.2
 assert 1.2.__trunc__() == 1
 assert int(1.2) == 1
 assert float(1.2) == 1.2
+assert float(x=1.2) == 1.2
+assert float(x='1.2') == 1.2
 assert math.trunc(1.2) == 1
 assert_raises(OverflowError, float('inf').__trunc__)
 assert_raises(ValueError, float('nan').__trunc__)